House passes health care compact bill

Wednesday

Mar 28, 2012 at 11:24 AMMar 28, 2012 at 11:24 AM

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The House has voted to form an interstate health care compact, rejecting an effort to instead study the cost implications for New Hampshire if the state assumed control for health care within its boundaries.

The House voted 221-131 to send the bill to the Senate. The bill proposes that New Hampshire join with other states in delivering health care to its residents. Under the bill, the states would receive block grants from the federal government and would take over Medicare and Medicaid. Congress would have had to approve the compact for it to take effect.

House Republican Leader D.J. Bettencourt sponsored the bill which seeks to free the state from the mandates of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The bill would supersede any federal health care law.

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

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